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Open in the appIn 2011, Belgians Michèle Anne De Mey, dancer and choreographer, and Jaco Van Dormael, film director, ask themselves this funny question: is it possible to make a feature film on a kitchen table and dance only with your hands? The duo locks themselves in their attic, a true… In 2011, Belgians Michèle Anne De Mey, dancer and choreographer, and Jaco Van Dormael, film director, ask themselves this funny question: is it possible to make a feature film on a kitchen table and dance only with your hands? The duo locks themselves in their attic, a true treasure trove! Soil, a dollhouse, shells, mirrors, an electric train, Christmas garlands, a camera… The film studio grows before your eyes, different miniature sets appear, making it possible to improvise a film live. And the hands begin to dance… Filmed like characters in motion, they gracefully tell five love stories of Gisèle, an old woman who, at the twilight of her life, wonders: "Where do people go when they disappear from our existence?". The memory box opens… Kiss & Cry is a jewel of poetry and invention, a balm for the heart, a pleasure for the eyes. The emotion it emanates echoes childhood, love, the strength of life lived. In 2018, spectators at the Carouge theatre had the chance to discover Cold Blood, the duo's second work. Today, the revival of Kiss & Cry proves that the magic of theatre is sometimes less fleeting than one might think.